SPACE SHIELD

📜An unusual gravitational anomaly has deflected a swarm of giant meteorites from the deep recesses of space, putting them on a direct collision course with Earth. With planetary defense systems offline and time running out, humanity's sole hope for survival lies in an experimental space shield prototype, yet lacking any autonomous propulsion system. The last remaining pilot is deployed into orbit aboard an emergency tactical starship. The mission is extreme and desperate: latch onto the space shield with the ship, manually tow it through the vacuum, and position it precisely in the trajectory of each individual meteorite to shatter it before it impacts the atmosphere. Thus begins a silent, frantic solitary battle against time and cosmic inertia, where every single release and re-latch maneuver decides the fate of billions of people watching the skies below.

💾The download includes the game ROM, PDF manual, and BEZEL for the Stella emulator. The demo (a single level of play) is available for download or to play in browser.

💻Press SELECT to start the game.  Attach the space shield with the ship's powerful magnet. Move it to intercept the meteorite's trajectory. Release it by pressing the fire button. The shield has no effect if attached to the ship.  Once the meteorite is destroyed, recover the shield and intercept other meteorites. You lose energy if you are hit by a red or yellow (indestructible) meteorite, or if a red meteorite reaches the bottom of the playing field.

🏆I make games exclusively for the Atari 2600 and would like to get into the Guinness Book of Records as the single person/company to have made the most games for a single console. More than Atari itself. That's why I've set myself the goal of making at least 180. I'd like to do that by the end of the year.

🎮The games I released last year (over 40) will be free to download forever, but to fund this endeavor, the ones released in 2026 will be available for the ridiculous price of $2 (not exactly everyone 😉). If you'd like to help, I'd be grateful.

👍🏻You'll also find new releases on   Mastodon,    Bluesky ,     X  and     Facebook    where you'd be welcome to leave a like.

🔨I can make custom games for free for anyone who requests them (as long as they're within my capabilities). Email me at the address below. 

  Atari2600gamemaker@yahoo.com

🤖AI Disclosure: This game was entirely programmed and written by me without the use of AI. Artificial intelligence was used solely to assist in the creation of the graphical assets.